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DISH DRAINING RACK. No. 287.471. Patented Oct. 30, 1883.

UNITE STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL RAUGHTIGAN, 0 NORWICH, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF ToEMMA J. RAUGHTIGAN, OF sAME PLACE.

DISH-DRAINING RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of-Letters Patent no. 287,471, dated Octoberso, 1883.

' Application filed June 28, 1883. (No model.)

To an whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL RAUGHTIGAN, of Norwich, county of NewLondon, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Dish-Draining Racks, which improvements are fully setforth and described in the following specification, reference being hadto the accompanying draw- Ings.

My improvements relate to that class of racks which are placed in a sinkto receive and support dishes of various sizes and shapes, so thatthegreater part of water used in washing may drain off before the dishesare wiped perfectly dry, said dishes being placed in said rack edgewise,flatwise, or in any desired position.

My object is to produce a rack which may be sold at a low price, andwhich shall be durable, convenient to use, easily kept clean, and thedesign of which shall be pleasing to the eye.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of my newrack. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detached view, partly in section,

of one of the corner-posts, and shows the method of securing the outerrails or slats to said corner-posts.

Aand A represent cast-metal frames or bars, having at each end uprightsor posts to support the rack in the sink, said supports being ofsufficient height to prevent plates or saucers placed edgewise in therack from coming in contact with the sink. These corner-posts alsoextend above the frames A A, and are provided at their upper end withsockets 6, adapted to receive a single, rail, d, thus forming a guard orfence above and around the rack proper to support and protect disheswhile draining and prevent their falling or slipping off from the rack.These rails d, after having been fitted into the sockets b, may, ifthought necessary, be pinned, as at h, Fig. 2.

The metallic end frames, A and A, are provided with a series ofinwardly-projecting 45 lugs, 0, corresponding in number with the railswhich are to form the bed of the rack. Each of these lugs c is drilledor cored in casting to provide an opening to receive the ends of theized or varnished, it can be easily wiped off 55 and kept clean when notin use.

To fasten my rack together, I insert at each corner a single screw, 0,which passes through the metallic corner-posts and into the end of theoutside rail, a. These screws,when firmly 60 set, lock the whole racksecurely and rigidly together. The ends of the rails a, when wet, swellin the projecting lugs 0, thus making the entire frame still more rigid.

I claim as my invention and wish to secure by Letters Patent Thewithin-described dish-(Training rack, composed of metallic side frames,A A, each provided with a series of lugs, c, and having at each endposts with downward projections, forming standards or feet, and upwardprojections, with sockets to support the guardrail d, the series ofrails a a, the continuous guard-rails d, and the locking-screws c, allcombined, as and for the purpose specified.

MICHAEL RAUGHTIGAN.

